Table 4 Univariate and multivariate analyses of the association of wheezing over the past 12 months with intestinal helminthic infections, anti-A. lumbricoides IgE antibodies and diarrhoea in 148 non-atopic children
Variables | Wheezing in non-atopics* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N = 148 | Yes (47) | No (101) | OR | Adjusted** OR | |
n(%) | n (%) | n (%) | [95%CI] | [95%CI] | |
T. trichuris | |||||
No | 135 (91.2) | 40 (29.6) | 95 (70.4) | 1# | 1 |
Yes | 13 (8.8) | 7 (53.8) | 6 (46.2) | 2.77[0.88;8.76] | 2.45[0.70;8.53] |
Ascaris | |||||
No | 122 (82.4) | 38 (31.1) | 84 (68.9) | 1 | 1 |
Yes | 26 (17.6) | 9 (34.6) | 17 (65.4) | 1.17[0.48;2.86] | 0.76[0.27;2.11] |
Anti- Ascaris IgE | |||||
<0.35 kU/L | 125 (84.5) | 35 (28.0) | 90 (72.0) | ||
≥0.35 kU/L | 23 (15.5) | 12 (52.2) | 11 (47.8) | 2.80[1.13;6.94] | 3.07[1.13;8.35] |
Diarrhoea | |||||
None | 23 (15.5) | 7 (30.4) | 16 (69.6) | 1 | 1 |
<6 days | 62 (41.9) | 18 (29.0) | 44 (71.0) | 0.93[0.33;2.66] | 1.17[0.39;3.53] |
≥6 days | 63 (42.6) | 22 (34.9) | 41 (65.1) | 1.23[0.44;3.43] | 1.79[0.55;5.78] |